The drag world is moving a mile a minute these days! If you’re worried you might have missed some of the week’s biggest stories, we understand. That’s where The Week in Drag comes in, your weekly look at the biggest stories unfolding in the drag scene. From shocking moments that unfold in the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise to what’s going on in your local scene, we’ve got you covered!
Trixie is hosting The Ambies
Trixie Mattel is no stranger to the podcast world. Her successful podcast with Katya, The Bald and the Beautiful is so popular the pair perform it live on stage. Now, she will be taking her expertise to host The Ambies, the Podcast Academy’s Awards for Excellence in Audio on March 26th.
RuPaul’s Drag Race ratings are through the roof!
I know it seems like every season a new ratings record is broken for RuPaul’s Drag Race, but season 16 is seriously bringing the heat. The season scored the show’s highest ratings in over a decade, TheWrap reported.
“As viewers tuned in for the March 1 episode, the ninth episode of the season scored a 0.697 rating, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day figures, marking a 40% improvement from the season’s average rating of 0.499 and the show’s highest-rated episode since January 2013,” the outlet shared. “Friday’s episode also became the most-watched cable entertainment telecast of the day among both adults 18-49 and adults 18-34.”
Canada’s finest are cover girls
The winners of each Canada’s Drag Race season – Priyanka, Icesis Couture, Gisele Lullaby, and Venus – graced the cover of In Magazine Canada alongside host Brooke Lynn Hytes. See the incredible images above!
Kyne has released a math book
Speaking of Canada’s Drag Race, season 1 contestant Kyne, has released a math book titled Math in Drag. Look for it at your local bookstore, or check it out here.
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